Mandatory voting could be Canada’s game-changer

Even if it isn't—even if the non-voting public is more conservative than many suspect—requiring citizens to vote would be far more helpful to Canadian democracy than endless protests that fall largely on deaf ears.

TORONTO—There is a perverse disconnect between the passionate attitude of critics of the Canadian government and their propensity to make their voices heard at the ballot box.

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